Physical Education Paper 3 WASSCE (SC), 2020

Question 6

 

From the middle of the baseline of a tennis court, bounce the ball and strike it over the net with a forehand drive into the other side of the single court five times.  [20 marks]

Observation

 

 

This question was attempted by few candidates and their performance was average.
However, the expected answers are as follows:

Activity 6:        Forehand drive in Tennis
Procedure:Candidate bounces the tennis ball and on its upward rise strikes the ball over the net into the other side of the court five times 
Use the scale of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 to score  grip, stance and execution as the candidate performs the activity.
Process Evaluation Rating Scale


ITEM

RATING

 

Score

Grip

5

4

3

2

1

Stance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Execution

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Score

 

 

 

 

 

 

All performances should be judged according to the following rubrics:

Grip

(i)        held at the handle
(ii)       wrap fingers around the handle
(iii)       thumb is placed on the first finger
(iv)       the little finger rests on the butt of the racket
(v)        wrist relatively straight
(vi)       adopt a comfortable grip
Stance

(i)         stand in astride position
(ii)        shoulder width apart
(iii)       turn non-racket side to the net / side the direction of play
(iv)       knee slightly bent
(v)       lean body forward slightly

Execution

(i)         wrist is locked
(ii)        racket arm extended backward
(iii)       racket arm drives forward to hit the bounced ball
(iv)       contact the ball at the waist level
(v)        body slightly rotated forward
(vi)       racket is swung across the body/follow through

Product Evaluation

The purpose is to measure the ability to execute forehand drive into the other side of the court

Product Evaluation Scoring Sheet

Number of correct drive

Score

5

4

3

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Score for Tennis forehand drive

Summary

Maximum Score Obtainable

Score Obtained

Process Evaluation

15

 

Product Evaluation

5

 

Total

20